079: The Design Pirate

The Design Pirate

Francis Alturas

Francis Alturas is the Co-founder and CDO of Abstract Digital—a digital product design agency with expertise in doing design sprints for venture-backed seed stage startups in Southeast Asia. He worked with brands like 500 Startups, Rocket Internet, The World Bank, and The Presidential Communications Office.  He enjoys designing interfaces, writing frontend code, and co-organizing local design events like the UXPH Roadshow, Visual 4 and Sketch & Dribbble Meetups.

In this episode we talk about Francis and his early days with the web, wearing multiple hats as a designer and manager, building his company as a Chief Design Officer, and so much more.

Shownotes

Dribbble - https://dribbble.com/francisalturas

The Pirate Code - http://thepiratecode.xyz/

Abstract - https://www.abstract.ph/

George Padin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-padin-22937215b/

Abstract Dribbble - https://dribbble.com/abstractdigitalph

Twitter - https://twitter.com/francisalturas

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisalturas/

Smashing Magazine - https://www.smashingmagazine.com/

abduzeedo - https://abduzeedo.com/

PSDTuts - https://design.tutsplus.com/

Albert Padin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertpadin/

Dave Overton - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveove/

Symph - https://www.symph.co/

Dan Pantinople - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-allen-pantinople-3b62b719/

Justien Win Cañete - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinewin/

Clint Bustrillos - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintbustrillos/